Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 1

There are many factors that went into the August 17th, 2015 game between the Pirates and the Diamondbacks, some of these factors include: Pitching, Hitting, and Fielding. This will be Ray’s second career game against the Pirates.

“If you look at my starts lately, I’ve been having problems early in the game”, Cole said. “(Happ) just seemed to be able to locate the ball a little better than the other two guys did early in the game”.

Hessler, a rookie who picked up the first hit of his career in the top of the 15th only to get thrown out trying to stretch it to a double, retired the first five batters he faced before Florimon ended the 5 hour, 11 minute marathon. Melancon gave up a further stomach-tightening, run-scoring single to Goldschmidt through the left side of the infield, but he then struck out the dangerous Pollock looking, Saltalamacchia swinging, and pinch-hitter David Peralta looking, all on nasty curves, for his 38th save and the win. “Everybody here is doing their job and we continue doing our job and playing good baseball”. He entered with a two-run lead in the ninth but the Diamondbacks rallied to tie it. Ender Inciarte hit a grounder that rolled under Kang’s glove at third base to start the inning.

Martinez and Anthony Gose also homered for the Tigers in a game that was delayed for two hours and 17 minutes after a strong thunderstorm hit with one out in the bottom of the third.

Sheep joined for his fifth grand slam of the season in the fourth inning, a performance shot off Cole that put the Diamondbacks ahead 4-0 and helped snap the National League special case driving Pirates’ four-amusement winning streak. The closest they got to a significant threat against Happ came when he issued consecutive walks to start the second inning.

“He just pitched in really effectively”, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. Melancon gave up a base hit that allowed the D-Backs to cut the lead to 4-1 and the run would be charged to Bastardo.

“It shows what type of pitcher he is, especially here as hot and humid as it is”, said Diamondbacks reliever Addison Reed, who escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning to protect the 4-1 lead.

When the Diamondbacks allow at least one home run, they are 29-50. The Pirates pummeled the Mets by a combined 37-10 score in their six meetings this year and enjoyed similar success silencing the bats of the Diamondbacks from April 24-26, when they outscored Arizona 14-2. He’s one of the better ones. Happ is helping to fill a void left by A.J. The 38-year-old Burnett will begin working off an incline in front of the pitcher’s mound as he attempts to regain strength.

“He had some challenges in the second half”, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.

It was enough as Melancon bounced back after blowing his first save in more than three months.